Sportsball Stats

Manchester CityvNottingham Forest

Sun, 17 Jan 2027, 2:00 am AEDT

Etihad Stadium

2026-27 · Gameweek 21

Season comparison

Manchester City2026-27Nottingham Forest
3Played3
3Won0
0Drawn2
0Lost1
7Goals for2
2Goals against3
WWWLast 5DDL

Key stats

Manchester CityPer match · 2026-27Nottingham Forest
  • 0.5Half-time goals0.5

    Half-time goals: Manchester City 0.5, Nottingham Forest 0.5. The score at the break.

  • 2.41xG1.46

    xG: Manchester City 2.41, Nottingham Forest 1.46. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

  • 2.41Non-penalty xG1.20

    Non-penalty xG: Manchester City 2.41, Nottingham Forest 1.20. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

  • 15.3Shots12

    Shots: Manchester City 15.3, Nottingham Forest 12. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

  • 6.3On target2.3

    On target: Manchester City 6.3, Nottingham Forest 2.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

  • 3.3Big chances0.7

    Big chances: Manchester City 3.3, Nottingham Forest 0.7. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

  • 7Corners4

    Corners: Manchester City 7, Nottingham Forest 4. Corners won.

  • 3.3Shots from corners2

    Shots from corners: Manchester City 3.3, Nottingham Forest 2. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

  • 0From free kicks0.3

    From free kicks: Manchester City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.3. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

  • 3Headed shots2.3

    Headed shots: Manchester City 3, Nottingham Forest 2.3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

  • 0Penalties0.3

    Penalties: Manchester City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.3. Penalties awarded and taken.

  • 432.3Passes in their third169.3

    Passes in their third: Manchester City 432.3, Nottingham Forest 169.3. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

  • 10.3Deep completions6

    Deep completions: Manchester City 10.3, Nottingham Forest 6. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

  • 11Fouls12.5

    Fouls: Manchester City 11, Nottingham Forest 12.5. Fouls conceded.

  • 1.3Yellow cards2.3

    Yellow cards: Manchester City 1.3, Nottingham Forest 2.3. Summed from the players.

  • 7.0PPDA12.6

    PPDA: Manchester City 7.0, Nottingham Forest 12.6. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

  • 2.30Expected points1.60

    Expected points: Manchester City 2.30, Nottingham Forest 1.60. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.

Head to head

5 Manchester City · 2 drawn · 1 Nottingham Forest8 meetings on record, 2.9 goals a game

  • Manchester City22Nottingham Forest2025-26 · 5 Mar
  • Nottingham Forest12Manchester City2025-26 · 27 Dec
  • Nottingham Forest10Manchester City2024-25 · 8 Mar
  • Manchester City30Nottingham Forest2024-25 · 5 Dec
  • Nottingham Forest02Manchester City2023-24 · 29 Apr
  • Manchester City20Nottingham Forest2023-24 · 24 Sept
  • Nottingham Forest11Manchester City2022-23 · 19 Feb
  • Manchester City60Nottingham Forest2022-23 · 1 Sept

Last time out

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest 00 Tottenham Hotspur · 5 Sept

Substitutes used (4)

Players to watch

Manchester City

Nottingham Forest

Defence vs position

2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.

ForwardsManchester City v Nottingham Forest defNottingham Forest v Manchester City def
Goals1.00v0.331st/5th0.00v0.0010th/11th
Assists0.00v0.007th/8th0.00v0.337th/2nd
Shots4.7v3.01st/5th2.7v1.07th/19th
Shots on target2.3v0.31st/13th0.7v0.37th/13th
Key passes0.3v0.317th/18th1.3v0.72nd/13th
Big chances1.00v0.672nd/5th0.33v0.3310th/11th
xG0.82v0.471st/8th0.48v0.2710th/18th
Attacking midManchester City v Nottingham Forest defNottingham Forest v Manchester City def
Goals0.67v0.337th/9th0.67v0.337th/9th
Assists2.33v0.671st/4th0.33v0.006th/14th
Shots6.3v2.77th/19th3.3v3.315th/15th
Shots on target1.7v1.09th/16th0.7v1.716th/8th
Key passes8.0v2.71st/15th1.0v3.319th/12th
Big chances1.33v0.003rd/18th0.33v1.0013th/6th
xG1.04v0.145th/20th0.66v0.569th/12th
MidfieldersManchester City v Nottingham Forest defNottingham Forest v Manchester City def
Goals0.33v0.335th/3rd0.00v0.009th/10th
Assists0.00v0.0010th/11th0.00v0.0010th/11th
Shots2.7v2.310th/11th3.7v1.74th/16th
Shots on target0.7v0.37th/10th0.7v0.07th/16th
Key passes1.7v1.717th/15th5.7v1.71st/15th
Big chances0.33v0.005th/9th0.00v0.009th/9th
xG0.30v0.088th/16th0.24v0.109th/13th
DefendersManchester City v Nottingham Forest defNottingham Forest v Manchester City def
Goals0.33v0.003rd/5th0.00v0.007th/5th
Assists0.33v0.003rd/10th0.00v0.008th/10th
Shots1.3v3.316th/4th2.0v2.39th/9th
Shots on target1.0v0.34th/11th0.0v0.317th/11th
Key passes2.0v2.79th/5th0.7v1.019th/16th
Big chances0.67v0.333rd/6th0.00v0.009th/10th
xG0.28v0.327th/5th0.13v0.0811th/14th

Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.

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